Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Russian River Estuary Management Activities
other · Published 2017-03-15 · Effective 2017-04-21 · 82 FR 13765
Document
Document number
2017-04944
Federal Register citation
82 FR 13765
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2017-03-15
Effective date
2017-04-21
NOAA docket
Docket No. 160929897-7222-02
Abstract
NMFS, upon request from the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA), issues these regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to govern the incidental taking of marine mammals incidental to Russian River estuary management activities in Sonoma County, California, over the course of five years (2017-2022). These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified timeframes, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, and establish requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.